Just to chime in about the trunk lid and the "rear insert" behind the license plate:

Only the sedans in '94 and '95 got this new trunk lid, in which there is no insert like '90-93 W124's. It is molded in the lid itself. There is also a chrome strip below the Star logo. Again, this is sedans only.

W124 coupes and cabriolets kept the same trunk lid as earlier W124's. They did not get the chrome strip, either. They have the black plastic strip that goes across the trunk from tail light to tail light.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding you, suginami, but the W124 coupe rear deck lid is indeed different than the sedan lid, and it's not just the insert.

It is lower; ie it doesn't have the extra loft that the sedan lid has. From the edge moving toward the center, the sedan lid rises about an inch higher than the coupe lid.

Also, if you look at the distance between the top of the bumper and the bottom of the tail light assembly, you'll notice that the coupe's distance is aproximately 1/2 inch less.

These dimensions are not very great, and may not be immediately noticable until you see a coupe right next to a sedan. But in combination, they definitely give the coupe (and the cabriolet, I presume) a totaly different look and feel than the sedan.

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1992 300CE Sportline Sophie
1990 300E Emma - in the family
1979 240D Josephine - sold, but not forgotten
2004 Pacifica AWD

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O.K., you might be right if the dimensions are different than the sedan, but the trunk lid did not change like the sedans did for 94 and 95. It stayed the same. It did not get the chrome strip. It still has the black plastic strip.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

My next-door neighbor has a '94? or '95? W124 Cabrio...I'll check it out tomorrow if she's home and let you guys know. I'm almost positive that it doesn't have the "black plastic strip", but I could be wrong.

Trust me, the coupes and cabriolet's never got the chrome strip. They always kept the black plastic strip.

I just saw one yesterday. There is a shop called Classic Auto Gallery of Glendora. I check in there all the time to see what cars they have for sale.

The owner has a 1995 W124 cabriolet. He is the original owner. It has a black plastic strip running along the trunk between the tail lights like all 1986-1993 W124 sedans. There is no chrome strip.

Why MB didn't give coupes and cabriolets the updated trunk lid like the sedans I will never know. Maybe it's because of the low number of coupes and cabriolets that were sold.

It goes without saying that wagons didn't get the chrome strip either.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

can we see some more W124 coupes?

Hi All
My 95E320 cabriolet. Champagne silver/parchment. 64k miles.
Black strip not chrome. Happy driving.

joe moon

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Some didnt have any strip, unless this guy took it off
300CE

And some had a brake light above it!
Light


But no chrome. A little late on this one.

The first guy took it off. Notice that it is right-hand drive. He removed the model badge and mono-chormed the paint scheme. To the best of my knowledge, all coupes had the two-tone paint job. The second is a convert. All convertables had the third cyclops brake light in the trunk lid (since the "traditional" third brake light does not work with the drop top).

Yeah, I've never seen a cabriolet without the light in the trunk, except for the site I got the blue one from. They are obviously euro. models because they have cloth int.
cab.

Kinda wish mine had the cyclops brake eye in the trunk too. Got the idiot light on the dash board go off one day and since my car was due for service, just had my mechanic (Enrique of Mr. MB Motors) take care of it. My cyclops light was burnt out and Enrique was skeptical about the plastic housing falling apart due to age and sun deteioration (sp.). Luckily, the PO kept the car in the garage most of the time and the plastic wasn't brittle. I now keep a towel over the back dash to protect it (as well as the leather of the rear seat, etc.) Also keep towels over all of the wood when parked in the sun. My wood isn't cracked (yet) and I'd like to keep it as nice as possible.

I have a 94 E320...70K miles

Hi folks...looks like I may be selling my car. We are expecting a baby in January. If anyone is interested please drop me a line back. Car is very, very nice! Located in Maryland. TY!

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Thats pretty nice, you should keep it, a baby fits just fine in the back! IN a proper seat of course.
Besides, you know you dont want to let it go.

I just purchased a 1989 300ce. It has 123k miles and is in excellent condition.

It is bone stock, except for the 94/94 front cornering lights, and a s600 replica grill insert.

I love it, except the stereo sucks.

Does any CE owner know what the square clear window on the lower part of the driver's door is for? The 300e does not have this.

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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